What techniques of the Direct Method do you think are useful in modem language teaching? And Why?
TECHNIQUES SUCH AS QUESTION -AND-ANSWER,DICTATION AND CONVERSATION PRACTICE HAVE BEEN FOUND WIDELY USED IN MODERN LANGUAGE TEACHING.1)THE USE OF THE TARGET LANGUAGE AS A MEANS OF INSTRUCTION AND COMMUNICATION IN THE CLASSROOM CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO FORMING THE HABIT OF THINKING IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE.2)THE EMPHASIS ON PRACTICE WITH NEW LANGUAGE ITEMS AND LANGUAGE SKILLS,RATHER THAN ON LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE IS IMPORTANT IN ACHIEVING AUTOMATICITY OF USING THE TARGET LANGUAGE.3)THE EMPHASIS ON SPOKEN LANGUAGE COMFORMS TO THE OBJECTIVES OF MODERN LANGUAGE TEACHING.4)REGARDING LISTENING AND SPEAKING AS THE BASIS OF READING AND WRITING.5)USING FULL SENTENCES AS TEACHING UNITS MAKES FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING MORE NATURAL AND EFFICIENT FOR STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND A NEW TEXT AND ACQUIRE A LANGUAGE.
